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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Kentucky

Average Temperature Rankings, April 1971

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1971 1-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	55.2°F (12.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1966	1907
				88th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	1896
Mar–Apr 1971 2-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-2.7°F (-1.5°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1960
				112th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2012
	Ties: 1993
Feb–Apr 1971 3-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	45.6°F (7.6°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1968	1958
				107th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2012
Jan–Apr 1971 4-Month	40.2°F (4.6°C)	42.6°F (5.9°C)	-2.4°F (-1.3°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				110th Warmest	Warmest since: 1969	2017
Dec 1970–Apr 1971 5-Month	40.1°F (4.5°C)	41.4°F (5.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				95th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
	Ties: 1962
Nov 1970–Apr 1971 6-Month	40.8°F (4.9°C)	42.0°F (5.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2012
Oct 1970–Apr 1971 7-Month	43.3°F (6.3°C)	44.2°F (6.8°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	30th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1956, 1962
Sep 1970–Apr 1971 8-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	47.2°F (8.4°C)	-0.3°F (-0.1°C)	44th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				84th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1924, 1931, 1956
Aug 1970–Apr 1971 9-Month	50.0°F (10.0°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1900, 1924, 1988
Jul 1970–Apr 1971 10-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1915, 1947
Jun 1970–Apr 1971 11-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	54.7°F (12.6°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	34th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				94th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1917, 1928, 1984, 1994
May 1970–Apr 1971 12-Month	55.2°F (12.9°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-0.3°F (-0.2°C)	41st Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1977
				87th Warmest	Warmest since: 1966	2017
	Ties: 1896, 1924, 1966, 1973
Nov 1969–Apr 1971 18-Month	49.7°F (9.8°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				111th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2017
	Ties: 1968
May 1969–Apr 1971 24-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1978
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1967	2017
	Ties: 1962, 1963, 1964, 2015
May 1968–Apr 1971 36-Month	54.4°F (12.4°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1979
				118th Warmest	Warmest since: 1968	2018
	Ties: 1906, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1982
May 1967–Apr 1971 48-Month	54.0°F (12.2°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1980
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2019
	Ties: 1970, 1978, 1979
May 1966–Apr 1971 60-Month	54.2°F (12.3°C)	55.5°F (13.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1970	1981
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1970	2020
	Ties: 1970, 1982

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 27, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/